Chicory Flower

Saturday

Aug 2, 2014 at 6:45 PM

This is a chicory flower, a very beautiful bloom that was originally native to Europe, but has become mostly naturalized to North America. Some interesting research has been done into the medicinal use of chicory root for foraging animals. Studies have shown a tendency for animals with parasites that eat chicory to excrete a decreased number parasite eggs in their feces, as well as decreasing their total parasite count over time in comparison to control groups fed on grass.

This is a chicory flower, a very beautiful bloom that was originally native to Europe, but has become mostly naturalized to North America. Some interesting research has been done into the medicinal use of chicory root for foraging animals. Studies have shown a tendency for animals with parasites that eat chicory to excrete a decreased number parasite eggs in their feces, as well as decreasing their total parasite count over time in comparison to control groups fed on grass.